Thursday, January 28, 2010

Fango heard from the filmmakers behind THE REEDS, one of the
8 Films to Die For playing in After Dark Horrorfest 4, which hits theaters
nationwide January 29-February 4; they also provided a couple of exclusive
photos (seen after the jump). Directed by Nick Cohen from a script by Chris
Baker and producer Simon Sprackling, the movie was shot in Norfolk, England and
is based on the true case of Tony Martin, a farmer who shot two youths in 1999
when they attempted a burglary on his property.

In the film scenario, a group of young Londoners on a
weekend boating trip wind up in a marsh area and make a discovery that leads to
some serious bloodshed. The cast includes Anna Brewster, Scarlett Alice
Johnson, Emma Catherwood, Will Mellor, Geoff Bell, Danny Caltagirone and O.T.
Fagbenle. Kristyan Mallett, whose credits include THE COTTAGE, DOOMSDAY, EDEN
LAKE, MUTANT CHRONICLES and lots of UK TV, designed the makeup FX—though according
to the filmmakers, one of the scariest parts of the production was its shooting
site.

“Most low-budget horror filmmakers have the good sense to
set their movies in an easily accessible location, like their bedroom or the
local woods,” Sprackling tells Fango. “But being British, we decided to try
doing it in 6 feet of freezing water, in the middle of the night, in the middle
of nowhere, in the middle of November. It’s not a lesson I need to learn
twice—the next film we’re doing is about a bloodbath in a fogbound motorway
service station. At least the only thing that’s going to kill us there is the
food!”

“I don’t know about the audience, but it frightened the life
out of me,” Cohen adds about the treacherous waterways. “The reeds were really
sharp and cut you to ribbons when you walked through. Then underneath, there
was only a thin crust of earth. So every now and then when we were shooting,
you would hear a shout in the dark and have to rush over and haul out one of
the crew who’d broken through and was getting sucked down into the mud below.
It happened to me twice. I’m still having nightmares.

“On the plus side,” he adds, “the cast didn’t have to act
much when it came to looking terrified.”

“The person I felt most sorry for was Will Mellor,” Caltagirone
says. “At one point, he had to take all his kit off and jump in naked [as seen
in a behind-the-scenes clip below]. That’s got to be the first time that boy
has lost the power of speech! Luckily, he’s a big lad who held up well in the
cold. He certainly managed to scare away the local snakes—and get himself a
warm hand from the crew for his trouble.”

The bulk of the features in After Dark’s Horrorfests have
been American-made, and the people behind THE REEDS are excited to have bucked
that trend. “We’re thrilled to be at Horrorfest,” says Laurie Hayward, head of
Screen East, who partially funded the movie with the UK Film Council. “Only
eight films a year are selected for this prestigious showcase, and this is the
third picture from the British regions to ever be chosen,” following the second
edition’s THE DEATHS OF IAN STONE and the third’s THE BRØKEN.

It’s sweet vindication for the REEDS team, who spent four
and a half years bringing the project to fruition. “At one point,” Sprackling
quips, “I started to wonder if the real reason the UK produces so many period
dramas is that they all start out as pieces of contemporary fiction—it just
takes us that long to get them made.”

“It has certainly been a remarkable effort,” agrees Hayward.
“And it’s great that this amazing location will now have the chance to capture
the imaginations of cinema audiences across North America.”

“Although I doubt there will be a huge rush to come and get
slaughtered in it,” adds Cohen.

Check out THE REEDS’ trailer and that not entirely work-safe
behind-the-scenes clip below. More info on the Horrorfest’s films and the
theaters that’ll be playing them can be found at the official website. (Thanks to Jonathan Sothcott)

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